SUMMER PREVIEW
Last Year
Summer
Mid-Season
Final Projections
The Result
Boys
- Gladwin (5th)
- Petoskey (14th)
- Sparta (16th)
Girls
- Ludington (7th)
- Petoskey (19th)
- Cadillac (26th)
Sparta’s boys snuck into the 3rd spot, the only team to qualify and prove the summer preview wrong.
Top 27 Teams
Boys
#11 – Sparta
#12 – Cedar Springs
#15 – Spring Lake
#19 – Big Rapids
#20 – Fremont
#24 – Petoskey
#27 – Gladwin
Girls
Top Ten – Ludington
#17 – Cadillac
#19 – Cedar Springs
#21 – Spring Lake
Projected Scores
Boys
| Place | Team | Projected Score |
| 1 | Cedar Springs | 106 |
| 2 | Sparta | 109 |
| 3 | Spring Lake | 116 |
| 4 | Fremont | 133 |
| 5 | Big Rapids | 133 |
| 6 | Gladwin | 138 |
| 7 | Petoskey | 150 |
| 8 | Ludington | 162 |
| 9 | Whitehall | 202 |
| 10 | Howard City-Tri County | 263 |
| 11 | Fruitport | 276 |
| 12 | Muskegon Oakridge | 289 |
| 13 | Cadillac | 315 |
| 14 | Gaylord | 376 |
| 15 | Ogemaw Heights | 427 |
Girls
| Place | Team | Projected Score |
| 1 | Ludington | 54 |
| 2 | Cedar Springs | 89 |
| 3 | Cadillac | 89 |
| 4 | Spring Lake | 98 |
| 5 | Gaylord | 156 |
| 6 | Whitehall | 170 |
| 7 | Gladwin | 199 |
| 8 | Fruitport | 210 |
| 9 | Petoskey | 214 |
| 10 | Sparta | 220 |
| 11 | Fremont | 259 |
| 12 | Howard City-Tri County | 299 |
| 13 | Big Rapids | 306 |
| 14 | Ogemaw Heights | 454 |
Top Runners
Boys
| Place | Grade | Name | Team |
| 1 | 11 | Owen Metzger | Sparta |
| 2 | 12 | Seth Mead | Gladwin |
| 3 | 12 | Elijah Christensen | Gladwin |
| 4 | 12 | Stewart Waters | Whitehall |
| 5 | 11 | Ethan Shoffner | Cedar Springs |
| 6 | 12 | Carter Sherman | Fremont |
| 7 | 12 | Parker Woodwyk | Spring Lake |
| 8 | 12 | Hayden Gould | Big Rapids |
| 9 | 12 | Justin Bradford | Sparta |
| 10 | 11 | Aiden Weller | Cedar Springs |
| 11 | 12 | Noah Lowman | Ludington |
| 12 | 11 | Lukus Mendoza | Spring Lake |
| 13 | 12 | Vincent Pollock | Fruitport |
| 14 | 12 | Peyton Ruel | Muskegon Oakridge |
| 15 | 11 | Ben Verellen | Gladwin |
| 16 | 11 | Zahar Rush | Petoskey |
| 17 | 11 | Hunter Parsons | Whitehall |
| 18 | 11 | Ryan Ladd | Cedar Springs |
| 19 | 12 | Austin Dalman | Big Rapids |
| 20 | 11 | Issac Romero | Fremont |
| 21 | 10 | Owen Adams | Spring Lake |
| 22 | 12 | Blake Taylor | Fremont |
| 23 | 11 | Daniel Eveland | Big Rapids |
| 24 | 11 | Carson Wood | Sparta |
| 25 | 11 | Alex Culver | Howard City-Tri County |
Gladwin’s been moved around – from Chip Hills to Shepherd, back to Chip Hills, now still at Region 10 but at Benzie. Regardless of all that, Seth’s been in the top-15 each time and top-5 each of the past two years.
Saved his best for the end of his junior year, running a 16:03 PB at the MITCA meet. That wasn’t the only race of his peak, the 16:10 at State that earned the Flying G’s a 5th place finish also counts.
Under the radar, but that’s what happens when you rise as dramatically as he has. In two years, Stewart moved from a majority 20+ minute freshman to a junior that spent significant time in the 16’s.
Lead runner on a junior class that’s bringing back the RedHawk tradition. Hit the ground racing fast in 2023, beginning the season with a personal best and then flirting with the 15’s.
Coming out party during track, especially in the 3200m. A 9:40 runner in the spring can definitely hit the podium in November.
Girls
| Place | Grade | Name | Team |
| 1 | 11 | Katie Berkshire | Gaylord |
| 2 | 10 | Annabelle Lowman | Ludington |
| 3 | 12 | Summer Brower | Ludington |
| 4 | 11 | Brooklynn Brown | Cadillac |
| 5 | 9 | Morgan Sanders | Cedar Springs |
| 6 | 11 | Linnea Paige | Fremont |
| 7 | 12 | Nadia Grierson | Ludington |
| 8 | 10 | Mia May | Sparta |
| 9 | 11 | Alexis Kotkowicz | Spring Lake |
| 10 | 11 | Ava Pawlick | Petoskey |
| 11 | 12 | Cami Kraai | Whitehall |
| 12 | 12 | Lexie Ruffing | Spring Lake |
| 13 | 10 | Ella McInerney | Cadillac |
| 14 | 10 | Abby Noorman | Cedar Springs |
| 15 | 10 | Emory Smith | Cedar Springs |
| 16 | 9 | Ruth Hanson | Cadillac |
| 17 | 9 | Chloe Mazza | Cadillac |
| 18 | 11 | Christina Theis | Ludington |
| 19 | 12 | Valerie Pollock | Fruitport |
| 20 | 12 | Adalyn Britton | Whitehall |
| 21 | 12 | Abby Robinson | Gladwin |
| 22 | 11 | Meghan Guczwa | Spring Lake |
| 23 | 12 | Fiona Scott | Petoskey |
| 24 | 12 | Autumn Brower | Ludington |
| 25 | 9 | Kaleigh Clark | Spring Lake |
50 Ticket post to come!
About as reliable and experienced as they come. Two All-States, three top-10 regional finishes, just a girl the Orioles can count on at season’s end.
Has always been solid, but took it to another area during track. Her 11:19 (13th place) at D2 State ranked #15 amongst any underclassmen.
Following a cross season that sorta resembled her freshman year, Linnea’s sophomore track season presented improvement from her freshman one. 5:30 became 5:24, 11:58 turned into 11:46, and she hit her first ever individual qualifier.
Michigan XC Speed Ratings 